Total Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Laughton Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 146 local areas in Priory Vale , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laughton Way (SN25 4XP) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower than the Priory Vale average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laughton Way (SN25 4XP), the main crime hotspot is near Hugo Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Haydon Wick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaynor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colman Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dales Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobbett Close | Under investigation |
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